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(meteorobs) Re:Gegenschein
Lew,
I would have mentioned the Gegenschein except that it is located close
to winter Milky Way and may still be invisible. It should be far enough
away to see once the moon is out of the way later next week. FYI-the
Gegenschein is also silhouetted against the summer Milky Way in the
months of May and June and is also hopelessly lost amongst the stellar
background during those months.
CLear Skies!
Bob Lunsford
Lew Wrote:
> Another target somewhat brighter, and so often accessible from sites
> where the Zodiacal Band is too faint to see, is the famed Gegenschein
> or "counterglow": this is a "cloud" of faint gray light (some call it
> pearly) which surrounds the point on the Zodiac that lies immediately
> opposite the sun in the night sky. >>
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